4 Days Gorilla and Chimp Trek

4 Days Gorilla and Chimpanzee trekking safari

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Safari summary

Gorilla Tracking and Kibale Chimps trek safari takes you to the misty Bwindi Impenetrable, home to more than half the population of the remaining 720 Mountain Gorillas in the world. Gorilla tracking is the most enchanting experience in this forest. You will have an experience of a life time as you watch at close range these majestic apes feed, play and relax. You will conclude this tour with a visit to Kibale National Park where you will a nature walk to see rare species of monkeys, birds.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Primate trekking
	Activity level	Moderate activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Uganda
	Parks	Bwindi Impenetrable Kibale

Fine details

Safari highlights

Primate trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Travel to Bwindi National Park

Bwindi Impenetrable

You will be met by your safari guide in Kigali, Rwanda who will drive you straight to the Uganda, Rwanda border of Cyanika/Katuna. You will traverse the lush country side dotted with undulating hills that have qualified Rwanda as a land of a thousand hills and arriving in Bwindi in afternoon check in to your Lodge, go for Batwa Cultural trail, You will go through their villages go about their daily routine activities, their animals (cows) that are a prime source of pride. Dinner and overnight

Rushaga Gorilla Haven Lordge/Bakiga Lodge

Gorilla trekking - Lake Bunyonyi

Bwindi Impenetrable

You will have an early morning breakfast and move to the Park headquarters to join other trackers in a briefing about the gorilla trekking rules at 7:45 am. You will trek through thick creepers and undergrowth with your guides to find the Gorillas, which can take you 1-8 hours. The steeply forested landscape is incredibly dense but crisscrossed by numerous animal trails allowing access by tourists. You will have one hour to stay with the Gorillas once sited and transfer to Lake Bunyonyi.

Lake Bunyonyi Eco Resort

Transfer to Kibale National Park

You will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest arriving in the afternoon. On the Drive to the Park you will be able to enjoy an impressive sight of the legendary “Mountains of the Moon” which you will clearly see on the road to Fort Portal. You will have lunch in Fort Portal after which you will head to the Park to visit the Bigodi swamp eco-tourism site where you will see uncommon plants and rare bird species such as the Great Blue Turacco, little Bulbul, Rwenzori Turaco, Narina Trogon

Kibale Forest Camp/ Turaco Treetops Lodge

Chimpanzee tracking - Kampala

Kibale

You will, after breakfast, head to Kibale Forest to view the primates. The activity begins at 8.00am with a briefing of the rule for trekking the chimpanzees after which you set off to search for them in the forest. The exercise takes half a day and along the way you will see other primates such as Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Phoestes, Red-Colobus and the Blue tailed and the Red-tailed monkeys swinging in the braches of this thick forest. Lunch and Depart.

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